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Todd V.

Todd V.

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Most Favorable Review

Awesome CPU!!!

Intel Core i7-3770K - Core i7 3rd Gen Ivy Bridge Quad-Core 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Intel HD Graphics 4000 Desktop Processor - BX80637I73770K
Intel Core i7-3770K - Core i7 3rd Gen Ivy Bridge Quad-Core 3.5GHz (3.9GHz Turbo) LGA 1155 77W Intel HD Graphics 4000 Desktop Processor - BX80637I73770K

Pros: I have owned this CPU for a few weeks now and so far the overall experience with the CPU has been positive. Installation went smooth. I'm using the ASUS Z77 Sabertooth board (awesome BTW) and an H60 Corsair CPU liquid cooler. The CPU is very responsive in all operations, benchmarking and gaming. I have only completed a few benchmarking tests, but in the Intel Burn Test I am seeing 94.5Gflops, which is more than my i980x is getting!

Cons: Heat Issues! It is well known that Intel changed their design, which is resulting in 3rd Generation CPUs creating a lot more heat than Sandy Bridge and Gen 1 CPUs. I highly recommend some form of aftermarket cooling for this CPU. You can get a Corsair H60 for $50-65 on sale, which is a simple solution to install. At stock speeds, I am able to cool this CPU with the H60 at 29C idle and 45-50C under heavy load (Intel Burn Test).

Overall Review: If you have ANY intention on overclocking this CPU or have a case that is not well cooled, do yourself a favor and order an aftermarket cooler. Side note: The 3770K is unlocked and meant for overclocking, so if this is not your intention, save $30 and buy the 3770.

Most Critical Review

DOA...Thanks Seasonic!

SeaSonic M12II 850 SS-850AM 850W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Full-Modular Active PFC FULL-modular Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready
SeaSonic M12II 850 SS-850AM 850W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Full-Modular Active PFC FULL-modular Power Supply New 4th Gen CPU Certified Haswell Ready

Pros: Good packaging.

Cons: Item arrived DOA. It was purchased for a new syatem build and never powered on. I tried another PSU and the system fired right up. Definitely an issue with this PSU.

Great PSU and unbeatable price/performance when on sale!

Thermaltake Toughpower TPD-0750M - SLI / CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Gold Certification and Semi Modular Cables Black Active PFC Power Supply Intel Haswell Ready (PS-TPD-0750MPCGUS-1)
Thermaltake Toughpower TPD-0750M - SLI / CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Gold Certification and Semi Modular Cables Black Active PFC Power Supply Intel Haswell Ready (PS-TPD-0750MPCGUS-1)

Pros: I have used several of these in various builds over the years and this model continues to impress me. Very often on sale with a rebate that puts it around $50/55 after MIR. Well built and high reliability and power efficiency.

Cons: Red PCI-E connectors. Please Thermaltake, make a great PSU even better by making these black. Red does not work with everyone's color scheme for their builds. Also, the cables in general are stiff in comparison to other PSU cables. This can make them a bit of pain to cable manage, but not worth taking off an egg.

Overall Review: I would recommend this power supply if on sale. I love EVGA power supplies and certain model Corsair PSUs, but when this baby is on sale, I buy 1 almost every time.

Great RAM for the price and it will work with Threadripper!

G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory Model F4-3600C19Q-32GTZRB
G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4 3600 (PC4 28800) Desktop Memory Model F4-3600C19Q-32GTZRB

Pros: RGB is beautiful and was easy to sync with AURA software on my ASUS X399 Strix motherboard. Works great with my Threadripper 2950x build. G. Skill makes high quality ram in my experience as a system builder.

Cons: Getting it to run stable at 3600MHz is challenging. I bought the RAM in March and I think with another bios revision I might have better luck. I currently have the RAM at 3200MHz, but here's the thing to consider, your motherboard will be the determining factor in what speed it runs at. Additionally, if you have all 8 slots filled on an X399 build (as I do) or even all 4 slots filled on an X470 for example, you're greatly increasing the demand on the system board. So half the ram slots filled the rated speed of ram (this or other) might be no problem. All slots filled, you may have to drop the speed a bit.

Overall Review: I'm really not sure the RAM is to blame for me only achieving 3200MHz speed. I settled at 3200MHz, but when I have time, I'll troubleshoot some more. A future bios update might help me get 3600, or at least 3400.

Works great in Nintendo Switch!

SanDisk 128GB Ultra microSDXC A1 UHS-I/U1 Class 10 Memory Card with Adapter, Speed Up to 100MB/s (SDSQUAR-128G-GN6MA)
SanDisk 128GB Ultra microSDXC A1 UHS-I/U1 Class 10 Memory Card with Adapter, Speed Up to 100MB/s (SDSQUAR-128G-GN6MA)

Pros: Fast, easy to install and format, and works great in my nieces Nintendo Switch! Half the price of the official (Nintendo Switch) variant. Price - paid $19.99 while on sale.

Cons: None so far!

Overall Review: Will be interested to see how long it lasts, and also if the others I ordered will work well for my Sony RX100 VI camera, or if I will need the "Extreme" version.

12/27/2018

ASRock H270M-ITX/ac LGA 1151 - A great board for the price!

ASRock H270M-ITX/ac LGA 1151 Intel H270 HDMI USB 3.1 Mini ITX Motherboards - Intel
ASRock H270M-ITX/ac LGA 1151 Intel H270 HDMI USB 3.1 Mini ITX Motherboards - Intel

Pros: I liked the number of included features with the board, especially for the price. Wireless AC and dual LAN is pretty cool. Also, the board supports lower end G4560 CPUs, but also i3, i5, and i7 CPUs, so there is a lot of potential in this small board.

Cons: Nothing worth removing an egg. You have the same limitations as with any ITX board; i.e., one PCI-E slot and 2 RAM dims. Keep this in mind if major expansion is in your future.

Overall Review: Overall, I would recommend this board. It worked out of the box without issue. The wireless was strong and supported great download and upload speed. For the price, if you're not overclocking and an ITX build works for you, then you should consider this board.

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Arctic MX-4 Thermal Paste

Paste works well and is comparable to other high-end pastes within 1-3 degrees C +/- depending on what it's compared to. Shipping was slow, but the item did arrive and works!

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A great cooler for the price.

Very pleased with this brand. I've used a few different models and have always seen great temps on Intel 1150/1151 chips. These are great air coolers for the price. Some equal to the Hyper 212 Evo and some better. I won't go into too much detail here, but there are plenty of well-written reviews out there that compare this cooler to others in actual testing environments. If you're interested, I recommend looking them up.

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